I want to learn how to fight. Eventually I'd like to compete in some form or another. The Hapkido I'm getting here appears to be quite a bit above par. (Hands up, chin tucked, don't try to land 540 spin kicks in sparring, people resist techniques instead of being compliant, we work takedowns-> BJJ style submissions, no _i blast nonsense, etc)

Yes, from what I've heard that particular gym is the best one in Denton BJJ wise.

The school is Powerkicks Training Academy and owner is Mst. Mike Nestor. They don't teach TKD anymore for whatever reason.

I'm fairly certain I'm not being fed BS, however, until I spar some people outside my school I won't really know.

that website throws up a million red flags. i can find no record of Mike Nestor in the ISKA, although it doesnt say that he won anything. will do more researchings.

can't find a taekwondo club of north texas uni, may be defunct now or something.

TKD club at UNT doesn't exist anymore, from what I was told he stopped doing it when UNT wanted him to pay the costs associated with the club.

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I pay $65 a month, but that's to train in a garage twice a week. $160 might be okay, depending on what you're actually getting, your goals and your funds.

The dojang is pretty nice from what I've seen to compare it to. However, there is a disproportionate amount of kids to adults (though there are very few BBs, and none of them are kids)

The kid thing is my biggest gripe with the school since when we spar I'm usually stuck with someone much less athletic than me, or I'm stuck with someone who greatly outsizes me.
I asked about why there weren't more adults in the class, and it seems the adults stopped coming when they increased their prices. Apparently they used to charge around $80/month and decided that since they were better than the nearby ATA school they should charge more. :itsnotokay:

One other thing... They pay on a contract basis, while you can pay on a class-by-class basis it's $25 a class, so I'm in a 2 yr contract. (That's the longest one they have)

I want to learn how to fight. Eventually I'd like to compete in some form or another. The Hapkido I'm getting here appears to be quite a bit above par. (Hands up, chin tucked, don't try to land 540 spin kicks in sparring, people resist techniques instead of being compliant, we work takedowns-> BJJ style submissions, no _i blast nonsense, etc)
I'm fairly certain I'm not being fed BS, however, until I spar some people outside my school I won't really know.

I implore you to go to a boxing or muay thai or that mma/bjj place and have a look at what they are doing, join in if possible, and contrast that to the drills/sparring you are doing now. ive met so many people who have said what you are saying- the old "no my school isnt like those other schools" line- and honestly its never the case.

wanting to learn how to fight is actually an odd word choice. you want to learn how to fight udner a ruleset? in mma? kickboxing? or just for self defense? throws up a bunch of things. me personally i train solely for the sport and fitness aspect, im smart enough not to get into situations where im gonna need to throw down (barring one incident)